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Published · transcript-backedIlya Sutskever: commitment
27 Mar 2023 Dwarkesh Podcast Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI Chief Scientist) — Why next-token prediction could surpass human intelligence
“I try really hard, I give it everything I've got and that has worked so far. I think that's all there is to it.”
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- Speaker
- Ilya Sutskever
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- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- commitment
- Recorded
- 27 Mar 2023
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
Transcript context
…First question and no humility allowed. There are not that many scientists who will make a big breakthrough in their field, there are far fewer scientists who will make multiple independent breakthroughs that define their field throughout their career, what is the difference? What distinguishes you from other researchers? Why have you been able to make multiple breakthroughs in your field? Thank you for the kind words. It's hard to answer that question. I try really hard, I give it everything I've got and that has worked so far. I think that's all there is to it. Got it. What's the explanation for why there aren't more illicit uses of GPT? Why aren't more foreign governments using it to spread propaganda or scam grandmothers?…
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